{"product_id":"book-j83f","title":"Unfit Parent","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Beautiful and razor-sharp…cannot recommend highly enough.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Ann Helen Petersen, \u003ci\u003eCulture Study\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Cuts boldly and beautifully through that silence, inviting readers to imagine what our world might look like if we met every family where they are.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A beautiful, transformative book about being a parent in a world that rejects frailty and weakness.”—Rachel Aviv, staff writer at the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA paradigm shifting look at the landscape of disabled parenting—the joys, stigma, and discrimination—and how disability culture holds the key to transforming the way we all raise our kids\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUnfit Parent\u003c\/i\u003e, Slice debunks the exclusionary myths that deem disabled people “unfit” to care for their children, instead showing how disabled parents and disability culture provide valuable lessons for rejecting societal rules that encourage perfectionism and lead to isolation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCombining her personal experiences with interviews, research-backed evidence, and disability studies, Slice shares insight into what the landscape is like for disabled parents—one that is scattered with unpredictable obstacles and inaccessible barriers, including:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do you find adaptive baby equipment?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do two disabled parents creatively keep their children safe?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do you get reproductive care when the medical system assumes you aren’t able to have kids?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is it like to be in public knowing that someone might call child protective services simply because a parent is disabled?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn overcoming these challenges, she describes how disabled parents are oftentimes more prepared to adapt to the demanding nature of parenthood, including the uncertainty of losing control over bodily autonomy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUplifting and powerful,\u003ci\u003e Unfit Parent\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates how disabled bodies and minds give us the hopeful perspectives and solutions we need for transforming a societal system that has left parents exhausted, stuck, and alone.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49646127513904,"sku":"BDj83f","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/654763-j83f-Square.jpg?v=1742643175","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-j83f","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}